Viral DNA that is usually dismissed when sequencing the human genome could help to uncover useful information about complex ...

Scientists in Japan have discovered a previously unknown giant virus, offering new insight into this enigmatic category of ...

In a quiet freshwater pond in Ibaraki Prefecture near Tokyo, researchers have pulled from the water a microscopic giant that is forcing biologists to rethink how complex life began. The newly ...

The largest animals on Earth are turning out to be hosts to microscopic life that science had never cataloged. New research ...

Baylor College of Medicine researchers are part of a collaborative research group with AstraZeneca and Memorial Sloan ...

The ubiquitous Epstein-Barr virus is increasingly being linked to conditions like multiple sclerosis and lupus. But why do ...

The researchers took a “safety-first” approach. They deliberately excluded all viruses that infect humans or animals from the ...

Scientists at the Broad Institute and Mass General Brigham have built a generative AI model that creates short DNA segments ...

A study published in Nature looks at genetic determinants of persistent Epstein-Barr virus DNA and associations with chronic conditions. Prof Lawrence Young, Virologist and Emeritus Professor of ...

Lab-grown life has taken a major leap forward as scientists use AI to create a new virus that has never been seen before.

By understanding who is most at risk, scientists might be able to better target treatments. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.